Songfacts®:

• Megan Thee Stallion is a big fan of Japanese culture and has proclaimed her love for anime and manga from the start. On March 2, 2024, she flew to Tokyo to present the Anime of the Year award at the prestigious 8th annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards.
  
  While there, she chilled with Yuki Chiba, a heavyweight Japanese rapper, and wouldn't you know it, they ended up recording a song together! The ensuing track, "Mamushi," slithered onto Megan's third eponymous album.
• The song is Megan's way of bowing down to all things Japanese pop culture. It's not the first time she's shown her love for Japanophilia either – there's another track on the album called "Otaku Hot Girl," which is a love letter to anime and manga.
• The Mamushi is a venomous pit viper species found in Japan. The title doesn't appear in the lyrics, but it fits right in with the whole snake theme Megan's got going on her album - other tracks are titled "Cobra," "Hiss," "Boa" and "Rattle."
• Yuki Chiba used to go by the moniker KOHH, but ditched that in 2021, opting for his real name instead. After a three-year hiatus, he burst back onto the scene with "Team Tomodachi," and now this team-up with Megan is his official re-entry to the international spotlight.
• The track is produced by Koshy, who has worked with several prominent Japanese rap artists in the past, including Chiba himself.
• The song became a viral hit thanks to a TikTok dance craze. Dancer @mona712_official originated the dance combination the day after the Megan album was dropped.
• Megan Thee Stallion closed out her first headlining tour with a concert at London's O2 Arena on July 17, 2024. During the show, Yuki Chiba joined the Texan rapper on stage for the very first live performance of "Mamushi."
• Yuki Chiba joined Megan to perform part of "Mamushi" at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards, which Megan hosted. It won for Best Trending Video, the first time that award was given.